Where does “Autoaufkleber” come from?
Autoaufkleber (German) comes from German Auto, from German automobil, from Spanish automóvil, from Russian автомоби́ль, from French automobile, from French auto-, from Ancient Greek αὐτο-, from Ancient Greek αὐτός — Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact.
Autoaufkleber (German): bumper sticker
Definitions
- bumper sticker
Ancestry of “Autoaufkleber”, step by step
Autoaufkleber traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Auto
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Auto | car |
| 2 | German | automobil | automobile |
| 3 | Spanish | automóvil | automobile |
| 4 | Russian | автомоби́ль | car, automobile, motorcar |
| 5 | French | automobile | automotive; automobile |
| 6 | French | auto- | auto- regarding oneself |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | αὐτο- | self- |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | αὐτός | αὐτή f, αὐτό n; "first/second declension";... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ew | away from, off; again |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰe | Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact |
via German Aufkleber
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Aufkleber | agent noun of aufkleben; sticker |
| 2 | German | aufkleben | to glue on, stick on |
| 3 | German | auf- | A separable prefix; similar to English up up-;... |
| 4 | German | auf | on, upon; on, onto, up; on |
| 5 | Middle High German | ūf | on, upon |
| 6 | Old High German | ūf | up |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | upp | up, upwards |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | ub | under |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |